Thanks to two focus areas – dwell reduction and velocity increases – and our operating teams’ commitment, 2025 was one of BNSF’s best in service. Here’s how we did it and what a few of our customers ...

BRAINERD — A BNSF Railway engine caught fire Wednesday, Feb. 11, while traveling west on the tracks from Brainerd into Baxter ...

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The Burlington, Northern and Santa Fe railroad has purchased over 50 acres of mostly vacant land in Wittmann as the future of its $3.2 billion rail hub is in limbo. The railroad giant BNSF bought― in ...

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BNSF Railway, one of North America’s leading freight transportation companies, announced today its safety results for 2025, reporting the best year ever in the ...

Several BNSF Metra line trains scheduled to run on Christmas Eve were canceled mid-day due to an "operational incident," Metra announced. A staffing shortage resulted in the need to cancel some ...

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HINSDALE, Ill. (WGN) — A driver suffered minor injuries Monday after a Metra BNSF train crashed into an SUV partially stopped on the tracks in the western suburbs. Just before 11:45 a.m., Hinsdale ...

BNSF Railway, which employs nearly 3,000 people at its Fort Worth headquarters, is lobbying against a colossal merger proposal by two competitors that would reshape the nation’s freight rail network ...

HINSDALE, Ill. (CNN) – A Metra BNSF commuter train hit a vehicle in Illinois Monday. Police in Hinsdale shared video of the crash on Facebook, showing the moment the train slammed into the front of ...